Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 23637

Sudan: Refugees

Tabled: 13 January 2025

Answered: 20 January 2025

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Question

Mike Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of continuation of the conflict in Sudan on the number of Sudanese refugees seeking asylum in the United Kingdom.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds

Over 3.6 million people have fled Sudan since the current conflict began in April 2023; many more (8.8 million people) have been internally displaced. Those fleeing Sudan in need of international protection should claim asylum in the first safe country th...

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